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>Why ask how I am. If you don't care? British people use "How are you?" as a greeting too. Not sure what you're on about. It's a greeting not a genuine questio
by learc83 8y ago
>Why ask how I am. If you don't care?
British people use "How are you?" as a greeting too. Not sure what you're on about. It's a greeting not a genuine question.
- chewxy 8y agoNah, Brits use "You ok?" or "Alright?" as a greeting. :P
- azinman2 8y agoWhen I lived in England I was very confused by this, because in the beginning I thought they were worried about me when they said “are you alright?”
- GordonS 8y agoSometimes, but like another commenter said, it's generally more of a glib 'alrighty' or 'alreet?' (or 'fit like?' where I'm from), with no expectation of extending it beyond that - what I'm complaining about is the over-enthusiastic, positively dramatic 'how are YOU doing today?', with an expectation of actually dragging salutations out when neither side actually cares!
- learc83 8y ago> 'how are YOU doing today?', with an expectation of actually dragging salutations out when neither side actually cares! This isn't something I regularly encounter in the US, and I live in the South. 99% of the time I interact with a cashier, salesperson etc... I say "Hey how you doin?" and they say "Fine", or reply back with "How you doing?". Who are you interacting with that acts like this? Maybe they treat you differently because of your accent? Maybe they actually want to talk to you because of the novelty.
- GordonS 8y ago> Who are you interacting with that acts like this The majority of the people I interact with - colleagues, customers, hotel staff, restaurant staff... > Maybe they treat you differently because of your accent? Maybe they actually want to talk to you because of the novelty. Huh, hadn't considered that. I'll try putting on an American accent next time, see if that holds them off ;)